I like Hanigan. He is one of the only Reds that always seems to at least make contact. With all of the striking out, that’s needed. Also, it has been shown when he catches the pitchers’ ERA is less than when Henandez catches.

Wow really Curt? Hanigan is batting 252 in 55 games. Not great for a hitter. There are only 9 players that have played more games that have a higher average than him in both leagues. Ramon Hernandez is the next highest underneath him with 49 games. After that nothing till around the 30 game mark. So you have a possible 10 catchers better than him with 1 of those catchers being on the same team. So maybe I’m misunderstanding your ignorance.

Be honest, when he comes up in a big spot, do you really believe he’ll come through? If the answer is yes, then you are lying to yourself. I don’t hate Hanigan, I just don’t think he has any upside. Career backup is what he is, and after what the Reds went through with Ross, Larue, Valentin, and Bako, I’ll gladly take Hanigan as a backup. Let’s just not try to act like he is anything more than that.
Curt

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